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As members, we are joining more than 125 other organisations in the UK to embed core principles for social value measurement and analysis, to refine and share best practice, and to build a powerful movement of like-minded people to influence policy.
Through Lexica's ability to mobilise specialist expertise and knowledge, we strive to maximise social value benefits to our clients. We do this in three ways:
As an SME in our own right 
We are wholly owned by an NHS body, delivering our profits back to the NHS and employing, supporting and developing individuals. 
Our NHS roots, deep-seated purpose and our choice to specialise in health and life sciences means we bring unparalleled capability, commitment and collaboration to deliver the health outcomes clients want – or better. Given our NHS origins, we have unique access to expert clinical opinion to deploy as required on our assignments with clients. 
Similarly, we have contributed significantly to society, with ESG at the heart of what we do. We have contributed over £3m of our profits back to the NHS. We have also signed the Pledge to Net Zero to achieve net carbon zero direct emissions by 2030 and for its indirect emissions by 2040.
In undertaking work for our clients 
There are recognised challenges in delivering social value from short-term advisory mandates, where opportunities to employ from the local community or engage other SMEs are extremely limited. Much social value impact usually comes from local employment opportunities - and yet the principle of utilising shorter-term professional advisory on an “as needed” basis frustrates the ability to support local communities. 
Therefore, we always seek to maximise our support to the client regarding their lasting legacy in what we deliver, as opposed to how we deliver it. We see ourselves as an extension of our client’s in-house team, and we will deliver this by understanding what they need to operate effectively and by putting ourselves in their shoes.
As practitioners in the health and public sector environment, Lexica is involved in a number of market initiatives to develop knowledge for us and our clients. We utilise our contacts, relationships and experience for their benefit. As part of our offer, we share access to our thought leadership and market network events that may be of relevance to clients. 
In supporting clients to demonstrate how their projects and initiatives will deliver value
The rationale for clients’ developing projects is to underpin the investment proposition to deliver better health outcomes and demonstrate that a change in the delivery of care will produce economic and societal benefits. We apply our proprietary methodology for capturing the social value of health infrastructure investment according to the latest HM Treasury <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent/the-green-book-2020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Green Book</a> requirements. This methodology is soon to be externally peer-reviewed for accreditation. 
As part of our Social Value UK membership, our ambitions are:<ol><li>To offer a social value approach and development path to our colleagues.</li> <li>To create and deliver social value methodologies for our clients.</li> <li>To raise social value understanding both internally and externally.</li> <li>To support the development of a practitioner’s approach to social value.</li></ol>Paul Styler, Lexica's Executive Director and Director of Infrastructure Solutions, said: "Lexica has public and social outcomes at its heart. As a professional services firm, through our ability to mobilise specialist expertise and knowledge, Lexica strives to maximise the opportunity to deliver the social value benefits to our clients or as a result of the work we do."

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Lexica is a proud organisational member of Social Value UK, the professional body for social value and impact management.

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